MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011 COMMISSIONERS COURT MET IN REGULAR MEETING AT 9: 32 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT

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1 MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011 COMMISSIONERS COURT MET IN REGULAR MEETING AT 9: 32 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT HON. VERONICA ESCOBAR, PRESIDING COUNTY JUDGE ANNA PEREZ, COMMISSIONER, PCT. # 1 SERGIO LEWIS, COMMISSIONER, PCT. # 2 WILLIE GANDARA, COMMISSIONER, PCT. # 3 DANIEL R. HAGGERTY, COMMISSIONER, PCT. # 4 CESAR O. NAVA, DEPUTY CLERK MEETING CONVENED JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 1 On this day, Commissioners Court of El Paso County, Texas was called to order by the Deputy Clerk. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 2 On this day, Commissioners Court began with the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 3 (Item # 3) On this day, the following person appeared before Commissioners Court to offer public comment. County Judge Escobar informed the Court and the public that she would be stepping away from the meeting to attend a Change of Command Ceremony at Ft. Bliss but would return soon to complete the meeting. She also explained that this morning she had signed a local declaration of disaster for drought and wildfire danger. El Paso is experiencing a severe drought and is cause for an emergency situation that gives the County Judge the authority to declare a disaster banning the sale, use, and possession of all fireworks in the County. That declaration is only in effect for 60 hours and in order to extend the declaration, the Governor must grant an extension past the 4 th of July. A special meeting regarding the fireworks ban has been scheduled for Tuesday June 14 th at 2 pm, and the public is invited to attend. If someone is not able to attend they are encouraged to call or their position to members of the Court.

2 APPROVED RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING SCHOOL YEAR A BULLY FREE YEAR JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 4 (Item # 1) On this day, on motion of Commissioner Perez, seconded by Commissioner Haggerty, it is the order of the Court to adopt a resolution proclaiming the school year as "A Bully Free Year" in El Paso County, Texas. Sheriff Richard Wiles was present to receive the resolution. PRESENTATION JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 5 (Item # 2) On this day, Commissioners Court received a presentation from Familias Triunfadoras regarding higher education initiatives in the Mission Valley community. PUBLIC COMMENT JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 6 (Item # 3) On this day, the following persons appeared before Commissioners Court to offer public comment. Fernie Viramontes, with TNT Fireworks, regarding the disaster proclamation and proposed ban on fireworks in the County. Salvador Gomez, concerned citizen, regarding the disaster proclamation and proposed ban on fireworks in the County. 2

3 APPROVED CONSENT AGENDA; POSTPONED QUARTERLY REPORTS FROM ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND OFFICE OF CONSTABLE, PCT. 6 JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 7 Gandara, it is the order of the Court to approve the following Consent Agenda items, and to postpone for two weeks the quarterly reports for the Adult Probation Department and the Office of the Constable, Pct Approval of the Minutes of the regular meeting of June 6, 2011 and the special meetings of August 26, 2010 and September 2, Submitted by:, County Clerk's Office 5. Pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, Section , audit and settle all accounts against the County shown on the attached listing and direct the payment of those accounts. Submitted by: County Auditor, CPA, CIO Edward A. Dion, County Auditor's Office 6. Approve amendment No. 30 to the County of El Paso s operating budget.this budgetary amendment will increase Grants by $1,176, thus increasing the overall operating budget of $263,230, to $264,407, Submitted by: County Auditor, CPA, CIO Edward A. Dion, County Auditors Office 7. Approve exercising the 2nd year option for the County s independent external financial audit to be conducted for the fiscal year ending September 30, Furthermore, authorize the County Judge to sign the letter of understanding from Gibson, Ruddock, Patterson, CPA s, L.L.C. This audit is required pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, Submitted by: County Auditor, CPA, CIO Edward A. Dion, County Auditor's Office 8. Approve the Certificates of Plat Compliance under Texas Local Government Code, Section (a), as provided on the attached listing. Submitted by: Public Works Director Robert Rivera, P.E., County Road and Bridge 9. Approve and authorize the acceptance of the Order from the County Judge delegating the duty to hear alcoholic beverage permit and license applications pursuant to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code (TABC), Sections , and to the Honorable Alma Trejo, Presiding Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 1, El Paso County, Texas. Submitted by: County Judge Veronica Escobar, Commissioners Court 10. Approve and authorize the El Paso County Purchasing Agent to auction two (2) vehicles, as listed in the backup, from the District Attorney's Office. Submitted by: District Attorney Jaime Esparza, District Attorney's Office 3

4 11. Approve and authorize the transfer of items, as listed in the backup, from the County Purchasing Surplus Department to the District Clerk's Office. Submitted by: District Clerk Norma L.Favela, District Clerk's Office 12. Authorize the County Judge to sign the Interlocal Agreement Between the County of El Paso, Texas and the Tornillo Water Improvement District Relating to Water Well Improvements and authorize the County Auditor to issue one or more checks payable to the Tornillo Water Improvement District up to the total amount of $300,000. [KK ] Funds are allocated in CPCAPITAL07. Submitted by: Assistant County Attorney Cygne Nemir, County Attorney's Office 13. Authorize the County Judge to execute the Easement with Windstream Communications for the internet fiber lines to the Port of Entry. No funds required [KK ] Submitted by: Assistant County Attorney Cygne Nemir, County Attorney's Office 14. Approve and authorize the 65th Judicial District Family Drug Court Program to apply for the OJJDP FY 2011 Family Drug Court Programs Grant. There is an in-kind match of 25% required which is met by current salaries of Drug Court Coordinator and Case Manager. Submitted by: Drug Court Coordinator Ruth Fierro, 65th Judicial District Court 16. Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign on behalf of the El Paso County Juvenile Probation Department Interlocal Agreements with the Bexar County Juvenile Board (KK ),Cameron County Juvenile Board (KK ), McLennan County Juvenile Board (KK ), Nueces County Juvenile Board (KK ), Randall County Juvenile Board (KK ), Smith County Juvenile Board (KK ) and Tarrant County Juvenile Board (KK ), to provide video conferencing equipment under the Office of the Governor, Justice Division Grant Under TJPC Strategy Number 3, Probation Assistance. These Agreements have been reviewed and approved as to form by the County Attorney's Office. Submitted by: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Roger Martinez, Juvenile Probation Department 17. Approve and authorize the transfer of equipment, as listed in the backup, from the West Texas Community Supervision and Corrections Department to the Purchasing Department. Submitted by: Interim Team Leader, Administrative Support Staff Mary Gonzalez, Adult Probation Department 18. The DRO requests Commissioner's Court approval to renew our Community Supervision contract with the OAG. The County Attorney's office states that this renewal does not need their approval or input. Submitted by: Executive Director Jim Fashing, Domestic Relations Office 4

5 19. The DRO requests Commissioners Court approval to utilize $ from RECORDSMGMT-6204 for the purchase of 3 archiving shelves - see attached. Funds are available. Submitted by: Executive Director Jim Fashing, Domestic Relations Office 28. Approve and authorize the transfer of equipment as listed in the backup from the Communications Department to the Purchasing Department. Submitted by: Telecommunications Director Victor Montes, Communications 29. Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to publish a notice for a Public Hearing to TxCDBG Contract No for the purpose of soliciting citizen participation and receiving public comment related to the requested Performance Statement Amendment as required by the Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA). Upon completion of the notification period, approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the required amendment documents. Funds are available in account no. PLANDEVELOP Submitted by: Public Works Director Robert Rivera, P.E., County Road and Bridge 30. Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign a contract for architectural services with Parkhill, Smith and Cooper for design and construction documents for the Sports Park Renovation Project. Funds are available in Bond Funds. Submitted by: Public Works Director Robert Rivera, P.E., County Road and Bridge 31. Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign a Subdivision Construction Agreement with Northtowne Village Joint Venture for Americas Estates Unit Two Subdivision. Submitted by: Public Works Director Robert Rivera, P.E., County Road and Bridge 32. Approve and authorize the County Purchasing Agent to solicit phone bids to construct a concrete lined ditch for the Fabens/Tornillo P.O.E. Project. Funds are available in Bond Funds. Submitted by: Public Works Director Robert Rivera, P.E., County Road and Bridge 33. Respectfully request approval to turn in to the County Purchasing Agent equipment that is nolonger functional at the Investigative Support Center. Submitted by: ISC-Director Edward Ortega, SO-ISC 34. Authorize and approve the County Judge to sign the 2011 Operation Stonegarden Interlocal Agreement between the County, City of El Paso Police Department, City of Horizon Police Department and Socorro Police Department (KK#11-248). Submitted by: Sheriff Richard D. Wiles, EPCSO-Grants/Contracts 35. Authorize and approve the County Judge to submit the 2011 Stonegarden Operation Orders for the County of El Paso, Texas (KK#11-247) to the Texas State Administrating Agency. Submitted by: Sheriff Richard D. Wiles, EPCSO-Grants/Contracts 5

6 36. Approve and authorize the County Judge to execute a minigrant application for submission to the Texas Task Force for Safe Kids U.S.A. to request project funding to reduce hyperthermia deaths in Texas related to kids left in hot cars (KK#11-250). Submitted by: Sheriff Richard D. Wiles, EPCSO 37. Approve and authorize to transfer abandoned and unclaimed property for the Evidence Section to the County Purchasing Agent. All items have been approved by County Purchasing. Please see attachment. Submitted by: Sheriff Richard Wiles, El Paso County Sheriff's Office APPROVED COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH DAVIS CORPORATE TRAINING, INC. JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 8 (Item # 15) Gandara, it is the order of the Court to authorize the County Judge to sign an agreement with Davis Corporate Training, Inc., for the keynote speech for the 2011 El Paso County Domestic Violence Firearms Surrender Summit to be held on June 13, 2011 to be paid from the 388th Judicial District Firearms Surrender Protocol grant. There is no cost to the County. (back-up to be submitted by the County Attorney). APPROVED COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH FORT BLISS AND RUBY MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 9 (Item # 20) Gandara, it is the order of the Court to authorize the County Judge to execute Amendment #1 (KK ) to Memorandum of Agreement-171 (KK ) with Fort Bliss and Ruby Mountain Incorporated in conjunction with El Paso County's Geothermal Resource Characterization Project at Fort Bliss funded by the U. S. Department of Energy. 6

7 APPROVED REGULAR SESSION AGENDA ITEMS JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 10 (Items # 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27) Gandara, it is the order of the Court to approve the following regular agenda items. 21. Approve the committee's recommendation to approve waiving the hiring freeze for Request # for a trial Attorney position and any subsequent vacancies within the department that occur from filling the position for the District Attorney's Office contingent upon the position not being filled prior to meeting the original 6 week hiring freeze requirements. Submitted by: Director Betsy C. Keller, SPHR, Human Resources 22. Approve the committee's recommendation to approve waiving the hiring freeze for Request # for Legal Secretary, Intermediate position and any subsequent vacancies that occur in the department as a result of filling the position for the County Attorney contingent upon the position not being filled prior to meeting the original 6 week hiring freeze requirements. Submitted by: Director Betsy C. Keller, SPHR, Human Resources 23. Approve the committee's recommendation to approve waiving the hiring freeze for Requests # for a Webmaster and # for a Help Desk Support Technician position and for any subsequent vacancies in the department that occur from filling these positions for the Information Technology Department contingent upon the position not being filled prior to meeting the original 6 week hiring freeze requirements. Submitted by: Director Betsy C. Keller, SPHR, Human Resources 24. Approve the committee's recommendation to approve waiving the hiring freeze for Request # for two Maintenance Mechanic Senior positions and any subsequent vacancies that occur within the department from filling these positions for the Facilities Division of the Public Works Department contingent upon the positions not being filled prior to meeting the original 6 week hiring freeze requirements. Submitted by: Director Betsy C. Keller, SPHR, Human Resources 25. Approve the committee's recommendation to approve waiving the hiring freeze for Request # for an Office Specialist, Intermediate part-time position for the Agriculture Cooperative Department contingent upon the position not being filled prior to meeting the original 6 week hiring freeze requirements. Submitted by: Director Betsy C. Keller, SPHR, Human Resources 7

8 26. Approve the committee's recommendation to approve waiving the hiring freeze for Request # for an Office Specialist, Senior part-time position for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 contingent upon the position not being filled prior to meeting the original 6 week hiring freeze requirements. Submitted by: Director Betsy C. Keller, SPHR, Human Resources 27. Approve the committee's recommendation to approve waiving the hiring freeze for Request # for a Juvenile Case Manager position and any subsequent vacancies that occur within the department from filling the position for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 contingent upon the position not being filled prior to meeting the original 6 week hiring freeze requirements. Submitted by: Director Betsy C. Keller, SPHR, Human Resources APPROVED COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO ESTABLISH SUMMER DRESS CODE JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 11 (Item # 39) On this day, on motion of Commissioner Gandara, seconded by Commissioner Haggerty, regarding the agenda item to discuss and take appropriate action regarding a summer dress code for County Employees due to extreme summer weather conditions, it is the order of the Court to allow departments to establish a dress code appropriate to their department. APPROVED AUTO ALLOWANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING SUPERVISOR JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 12 (Item # 46) Gandara, it is the order of the Court to approve an auto allowance in the amount of $750/year for the County's Training Supervisor position and approve reimbursement for mileage driven by Training Supervisor Diana Calamia from May 1st through June 13th in the amount of $ for mile driven. VOTE: YES Gandara, Lewis, Haggerty NO Perez 8

9 PUBLIC COMMENT JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 13 (Item # 3) On this day, the following persons appeared before Commissioners Court to offer public comment. Commissioner Haggerty recognized visiting students from the El Paso Community College Valle Verde Campus who were observing the Commissioners Court for a Government class. APPROVED ELIMINATION OF SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST IN THE SHERIFF S OFFICE JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 14 (Item # 47) On this day, on motion of Commissioner Gandara, seconded by Commissioner Lewis, it is the order of the Court to eliminate the Senior Research Analyst position assigned to the SHERIFFLAW index and use the funds to add one Deputy position to the same index. Total cost savings in the amount of $14, Please see attachment. APPROVED SUBMISSION OF SECOND CHANCE ACT FAMILY-BASED OFFENDER SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM GRANT JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 15 (Item # 48) Gandara, it is the order of the Court to authorize the Border Children's Mental Health Collaborative (BCMHC) to submit the Second Chance Act Family-Based Offender Substance Abuse Treatment Program grant funded by the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance; pending approval from the County Attorneys Office. The purpose of the grant is to provide services to Children and Families of residents of the Dismas Charities, Inc. The grant amount is $300,000 for a period of twenty-four months. No match is required. 9

10 APPROVED F.Y HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND REVIEW PROCESS JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 16 (Item # 49) Gandara, regarding the agenda item to discuss and take appropriate action on administrative procedures to support the FY 12 acceptance, review, and screening of applications for Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds from the County of El Paso, it is the order of the Court to approve the recommendation to focus only on Tier-One groups managing County assets for funding. NO ACTION REPORTS ON STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 17 (Item # 50) On this day, Commissioners Court took no formal action on the agenda item to receive reports regarding State and Federal legislation and take any appropriate action if deemed necessary. NO ACTION APPROVED FINAL PHASE OF DISASTER RECOVERY DATA CENTER PROJECT JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 18 (Item # 44) On this day, on motion of Commissioner Haggerty, seconded by Judge Escobar, it is the order of the Court to authorize the County Judge to execute agreements to purchase hardware, software, and other related equipment for the final phase of the Disaster Recovery Data Center Project. Funds are available in CPTINFRST07 for $3,773,000. NO - Gandara 10

11 APPROVED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH CITY OF EL PASO RELATING TO CONNECTIVITY AND DATA SECURITY THROUGH THE SHARING OF DATA CENTERS JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 19 (Item # 41) On this day, on motion of Judge Escobar, seconded by Commissioner Haggerty, it is the order of the Court to authorize the County Judge to execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of El Paso and the County of El Paso related to enhanced connectivity and data security through the sharing of Data Centers, Fiber and Microwave Technology. This is an overview document and separate agreements will be signed for each of the components. Funds for the microwave system are available in CPTINFRST07. No Funds are required for the MOU. NO - Gandara APPROVED COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN LEASE FOR SPACE IN CITY OF EL PASO S DATA CENTER; APPROVED COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN LEASE OF SPACE TO THE CITY OF EL PASO AT THE COUNTY S MDR DATA CENTER JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 20 (Items # 42, 43) On this day, on motion of Judge Escobar, seconded by Commissioner Haggerty, it is the order of the Court to approve the following Regular Agenda items. 42. Authorize the County Judge to execute the County of El Paso's lease of space in the City of El Paso's Data Center located at 7969 San Paulo Dr., in El Paso, Texas. No Funds are required. Submitted by: Chief Technology Officer Peter Cooper, Information Technology Department 43. Authorize the County Judge to execute the City of El Paso's lease of space in the County of El Paso's MDR Data Center located at 800 E. Overland on the 4th floor, El Paso, Texas No funds are required. Submitted by: Chief Technology Officer Peter Cooper, Information Technology Department NO - Gandara 11

12 APPROVED PURCHASE OF APPLICANT TRACKING SOFTWARE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 21 (Item # 45) On this day, on motion of Judge Escobar, seconded by Commissioner Haggerty, regarding the agenda item to discuss and take appropriate action to authorize the purchase of applicant tracking software without the city partnership as previously authorized, select the vendor recommended through Purchasing, and authorize the County Auditor to identify capital funds, it is the order of the Court to purchase software from NEOGOV and identify funding in the amount of $28,000 from CPTMISEQP07. Future costs associated for maintenance and operation of the program will be discussed as part of the F.Y Budget. VOTE: YES Judge Escobar, Gandara, Perez, Lewis, Haggerty NO - None COMMISSIONER WILLIE GANDARA WAS ABSENT FROM THIS POINT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING ACCEPTED SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE MEMORANDUM REGARDING HUMAN RESOURCES/PAYROLL SOFTWARE; APPROVED UPGRADE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES/PAYROLL SOFTWARE JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 22 (Item # 40) On this day, on motion of Judge Escobar, seconded by Commissioner Perez, regarding the agenda item to discuss and take appropriate action to authorize the upgrade of the human resource/payroll software and authorize the County Auditor to identify the funds, it is the order of the Court to accept the Single Source Purchase Memorandum from the Purchasing Agent identifying ISI Inc. as a single source provider for Human Resources/Payroll software. Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code (c), a copy of the memorandum is attached and made a part of the minutes. Further, it is the order of the Court to authorize the purchase of the ISI HR/Payroll software application and authorize funds in the amount of $171,000 from CPTMISEQP07. Future costs associated for maintenance and operation of the program will be discussed as part of the F.Y Budget. VOTE: YES Judge Escobar, Perez, Lewis NOT PRESENT Haggerty 12

13 RECONSIDERED - REPORTS ON STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 23 (Item # 50) On this day, on motion of Judge Escobar, seconded by Commissioner Perez, it is the order of the Court to reconsider the agenda item to receive reports regarding State and Federal legislation and take any appropriate action if deemed necessary. VOTE: YES Judge Escobar, Perez, Lewis NOT PRESENT Haggerty APPROVED STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYISTS TO ASSIST CONGRESSMAN SILVESTRE REYES WITH FORT BLISS REDISTRICTING JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 24 (Item # 50) On this day, on motion of Commissioner Perez, seconded by Judge Escobar, it is the order of the Court to direct the County s State and Federal Lobbyists to take any appropriate action to assist Congressman Silvestre Reyes in keeping Fort Bliss within his congressional district. DELETED REQUEST FOR VARIANCES FOR COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS FOR CLINT-HERRING DEVELOPMENT JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 25 (Item # 51) Perez, it is the order of the Court to delete the agenda item to discuss and take appropriate action on request from Tropicana Development Inc., for variances for the County's Subdivision Regulations for Clint-Herring Development Project. 13

14 BID AWARDED MAINFRAME OUTSOURCING SYSTEM FOR THE COUNTY OF EL PASO JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 26 (Item # 52) On this day, on motion of Judge Escobar, seconded by Commissioner Haggerty, it is the order of the Court to award RFP No , Mainframe Outsourcing System for the County of El Paso, to Alicomp, a division of Alicare, Inc., and identify funds from CPTMISEQP07 for the implementation of the software. BID AWARDED 2011 MATERIAL OVERLAY PROGRAM FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 27 (Item # 53) Perez, it is the order of the Court to award Bid No , 2011 Material Overlay Program for Road and Bridge, to Cemex Construction Materials South, LLC. BID AWARDED 2011 LABOR OVERLAY PROGRAM FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 28 (Item # 54) On this day, on motion of Commissioner Lewis, seconded by Commissioner Haggerty, it is the order of the Court to award Bid No , 2011 Labor Overlay Program for Road and Bridge, to Allied Paving Co. NO ACTION SPECIAL MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS COURT JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 29 (Item # 55) On this day, Commissioners Court took no formal action on the agenda item to discuss and take action to schedule a special meeting of Commissioners Court per the Court Order of January 31, 2005, Motion No. 20, Item No. 29, as follows: Further, it is the order of the Court that a standing item be placed on every agenda of each Commissioners Court meeting occurring on the Monday a week before a holiday which falls on Monday, calling for a special meeting if necessary the following week, on a date to be chosen. NO ACTION 14

15 SUBDIVISION APPROVAL EMERALD PASS UNIT ONE JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 30 (Item # 56a) On this day, on motion of Commissioner Haggerty, second by Judge Escobar, it is the order of the Court to approve EMERALD PASS UNIT ONE, being a portion of Section 22, Block 79, Township 3, El Paso County, TX, containing acres. NO - None MEETING ADJOURNED JUNE 13, 2011 MOTION # 31 On this day, there being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 12:36 p.m. 15

16 MEETING ADJOURNED - SINE DIE ATTEST: DELIA BRIONES, COUNTY CLERK EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS CESAR O. NAVA, DEPUTY CLERK EXAMINED AND APPROVED BY ME THIS: DAY OF, COUNTY JUDGE VERONICA ESCOBAR, PRESIDING 16